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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

C. I. CROSSMAN, OF WEST W'ARREN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND PEMBROKE CHURCHILL, OF SAME PLACE.

PEN-RACK AND BILL-HOLDER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,716, dated October 9, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, C. P. CROSSMAN, of West IVarren, in the county ot Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand Improved Pen-Rack and Bill-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

My invention consists in the production of a neat and cheap device designed for holding articles ot' stationery, suoli as pens, pencils, ruler, inkstand, stamps, bills, letters, Sto., the saine being formed of wires bent in a peculiar manner and attached to a suitable bed-piece, which forms part ot' the device, as will be presently described.

The drawing is a perspective view of my invention.

A designates a bed-piece or platform, which may be of any suitable form, and of wood or other material. It is of wood in the present instance, and is provided with a drawer, a, in which maybe kept postage and revenue stamps.

B designates the pencil, pen, &c., rack. lt consists of two peculiarly-bentwires, the two legs of each being secured to the bed-piece A. In detail, each arm or side of the rack is formed by a single piece of Wire, which is fastened at its end to the bed-piece A, from whence it rises vertically for a certain distance, as shown at Z1, when it takes a zigzag course, gradually ascending until the requisite number of depressions c c are made. It then descends, as shown at cl, and its end is fastened to the bed-piece A at the back thereof. By securing a corresponding piece or arm at the other end of the bed-piece A, a rack will be produced upon which pencils, pens, ruler, 85e., can be placed and held.

In addition to the pen-rack B, I produce a bill-holder, C, which consists of two springs, for clamping bills, letters, 85e., and which, in detail, is formed by securing one end ot' a piece ot wire into the bed-pieee A in the rear of the back legs, cl, of the rack, and carrying it up vertically (e) to a proper height-say a little above the rack-and then bringing it down (f) and looping it around the leg cl ot' the rack, as shown at g in the drawing.

The a-rmf, pressing toward the leg d, forms -a Springclamp, into which letters, bills, &c.,

may be placed and held.

The inkstand (shown in red) rests upon the bed-piece A in a place easily accessible to the pen ofthe writer.

This device is neat in appearance, very simple in construction, and can be made so cheaply as to enable it to be sold for a triiie, and thus a convenient and ornamental article ot' stationery will be within the reach of every one.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.1Tl1e pen-rack B, in combination with a bed-piece, A, substantially as specified.

2. The bill-holder C, in combination with the pen-rack B and bedpiece A, substantially as specified.

C. I. CROSSMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES S. Davis, ELI A. MUNDELL. 

